Wash. deputy sues over Whopper with spit
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A sheriff's deputy in Washington state is suing Burger King and a franchise operator over a Whopper he says a worker spit on.
Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Edward Bylsma (BILZ-muh) says in the lawsuit that he stopped for a meal at a Vancouver, Wash., Burger King early one morning in March 2009 and got an "uneasy feeling" about two of its workers.
When he checked his hamburger, the suit says, he found a big gob of spit. DNA testing matched the saliva to one of the workers, who eventually pleaded guilty to assault.
The federal court suit filed Tuesday in Portland seeks at least $75,000 and names Burger King Corp. and franchise operator Kaizen Restaurants in Beaverton.
Burger King and Kaizen said in a statement Wednesday they have "zero tolerance" for the workers' actions, and that both employees have been fired.
Fired? The little bastards should be flogged. Tampering with someone's food is one of the major no-nos in my book. Dirtbags.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A sheriff's deputy in Washington state is suing Burger King and a franchise operator over a Whopper he says a worker spit on.
Clark County Sheriff's Deputy Edward Bylsma (BILZ-muh) says in the lawsuit that he stopped for a meal at a Vancouver, Wash., Burger King early one morning in March 2009 and got an "uneasy feeling" about two of its workers.
When he checked his hamburger, the suit says, he found a big gob of spit. DNA testing matched the saliva to one of the workers, who eventually pleaded guilty to assault.
The federal court suit filed Tuesday in Portland seeks at least $75,000 and names Burger King Corp. and franchise operator Kaizen Restaurants in Beaverton.
Burger King and Kaizen said in a statement Wednesday they have "zero tolerance" for the workers' actions, and that both employees have been fired.
5 comments:
That happened around here a few years ago. Police officers were getting sick after eating at a particular sandwich/pizza place. They found out that a guy they had arrested in the past worked there. So they set up a sting where one of them ordered a sandwich while he was there. They took it and had it tested at a lab, and sure enough found a chemical in the food. The guy was arrested and charged. He later admitted to doing it to get even for his arrest.
Matty,
I hope they threw the book at him.
Ewwwww! People are huge arses. Idiot.
"I'll take a liter of cola."
RT,
Well put.
Wyatt,
"Liter is French for give me my fuckin' cola before I break vous fuckin' lips!"
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